Confirmation Bias Question Pack: Critical Thinking, Comic, Comprehension
Confirmation Bias Question Pack: Critical Thinking, Comic, Comprehension
Confirmation Bias Question Pack: Critical Thinking, Comic, Comprehension
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Description
NASA managers had run 24 successful launches and already knew the answer: the Challenger was safe to fly. When engineers at Morton Thiokol warned the O-rings would fail in the next morning's cold, the managers asked them to prove it wasn't safe - and filtered out every warning that didn't confirm what they'd already decided.
Confirmation bias is what happens when your brain decides what it already believes, then goes looking for reasons it's right. It finds them - because it stops looking the moment it does. The information that contradicts the belief doesn't disappear; it just never gets picked up. You end up with a convincing-looking pile of evidence that started with a conclusion and worked backwards. It doesn't feel like a cheat. It feels like research.
You see it everywhere: "I knew he was unreliable - and look, he was late again." "I've done the research. Everything I found confirms what I already thought." "Every article I read agrees with me. The ones that don't are probably biased." Finding what you were looking for isn't the same as looking.
This free expansion pack teaches you to ask "what information would change my mind - and have I actually looked for it?" - through a true historical story, real-life examples, and activities that feel nothing like homework. It's the companion to the full Confirmation Bias Activity Pack and a free preview of the upcoming book, 24 Fallacies and the Historical Disasters That Followed.
⭐ Rated 5.0 by people who now win arguments
THE STORY INSIDE
On 27 January 1986, engineers at Morton Thiokol sent urgent warnings to NASA. The O-rings - rubber seals in the solid rocket boosters - were known to perform badly in cold temperatures. The next morning's launch would be the coldest in the programme's history. Engineer Roger Boisjoly had been documenting O-ring damage from previous launches. He begged them to delay.
NASA managers had run 24 successful launches. They had pressure from above and a historic moment in front of them: Christa McAuliffe, a schoolteacher from New Hampshire, was to become the first civilian in space. The programme was running behind schedule. When the engineers raised their concerns, the managers did something revealing - they reversed the normal burden of proof. Instead of asking engineers to prove the shuttle was safe, they asked them to prove it wasn't. The engineers couldn't produce a number that satisfied them. The launch was approved.
On 28 January 1986, at 11:38 in the morning, Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral. Seventy-three seconds later, it broke apart. All seven crew members died, including Christa McAuliffe.
The O-rings failed in the cold, exactly as the engineers said they would.
The pack closes with the one question that catches confirmation bias every time: "What information would change my mind - and have I actually looked for it?" Because finding what you were looking for isn't the same as looking. Real research asks what might prove you wrong - not just what proves you right.
WHAT'S INSIDE
📖 Illustrated True Story - how NASA managers' belief that the Challenger was safe to fly filtered out every engineer's warning - until seventy-three seconds after liftoff
🔍 Real-Life Examples - spot Confirmation Bias in online research, the news, social media, and everyday decisions
✏️ Activities - written questions, Going Deeper analysis, Spot it in the Wild, graphic organiser, and Draw Your Own Comic Strip
📋 Answer Sheet - for whoever's playing referee
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
Most fallacy resources are a definition on a slide and a matching worksheet. This pack shows the fallacy destroy lives in a true story, makes you recognise it in your own conversations, then sends you hunting for it in the wild. That's how it sticks.
WHO IT'S FOR
→ Anyone 11+ who's sick of losing arguments they were right about
→ The smartest person you know - this is their gift (see also: the other 23)
→ Homeschool families and teachers who want critical thinking that doesn't feel like a chore - yes, it works in classrooms too
WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE
Free digital download. Includes A4 and US Letter sizes at 300 dpi - print as a booklet or as individual pages. Arrives in your email.
COLLECT THE FULL SET
This is one of 24 free expansion packs - one for every logical fallacy in the series. Each has a matching full activity pack with an illustrated comic, true history story, and more activities. Find the full series at duchessandbruno.com.
Coming soon: 24 Fallacies and the Historical Disasters That Followed - the book behind the series.
FOR THE TEACHERS
Aligns with ACARA Critical and Creative Thinking, UK National Curriculum English/Citizenship, and US Common Core ELA (Grades 6+). We promise the students will never know it's curriculum-aligned.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "We're now catching ourselves using the fallacies which I didn't think would happen. A 10/10 resource!" - Kylie
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Really clever and funny comics. I wasn't expecting them to be so funny." - Sandra
NEED HELP?
Contact us at info@duchessandbruno.com - we'll sort it out.
TERMS OF USE
For personal or single-classroom use only. Not for sharing, reselling, or commercial use.
Connect with us:
Instagram: @duchessbruno
Facebook: Duchess and Bruno
Website: www.duchessandbruno.com
Description
NASA managers had run 24 successful launches and already knew the answer: the Challenger was safe to fly. When engineers at Morton Thiokol warned the O-rings would fail in the next morning's cold, the managers asked them to prove it wasn't safe - and filtered out every warning that didn't confirm what they'd already decided.
Confirmation bias is what happens when your brain decides what it already believes, then goes looking for reasons it's right. It finds them - because it stops looking the moment it does. The information that contradicts the belief doesn't disappear; it just never gets picked up. You end up with a convincing-looking pile of evidence that started with a conclusion and worked backwards. It doesn't feel like a cheat. It feels like research.
You see it everywhere: "I knew he was unreliable - and look, he was late again." "I've done the research. Everything I found confirms what I already thought." "Every article I read agrees with me. The ones that don't are probably biased." Finding what you were looking for isn't the same as looking.
This free expansion pack teaches you to ask "what information would change my mind - and have I actually looked for it?" - through a true historical story, real-life examples, and activities that feel nothing like homework. It's the companion to the full Confirmation Bias Activity Pack and a free preview of the upcoming book, 24 Fallacies and the Historical Disasters That Followed.
⭐ Rated 5.0 by people who now win arguments
THE STORY INSIDE
On 27 January 1986, engineers at Morton Thiokol sent urgent warnings to NASA. The O-rings - rubber seals in the solid rocket boosters - were known to perform badly in cold temperatures. The next morning's launch would be the coldest in the programme's history. Engineer Roger Boisjoly had been documenting O-ring damage from previous launches. He begged them to delay.
NASA managers had run 24 successful launches. They had pressure from above and a historic moment in front of them: Christa McAuliffe, a schoolteacher from New Hampshire, was to become the first civilian in space. The programme was running behind schedule. When the engineers raised their concerns, the managers did something revealing - they reversed the normal burden of proof. Instead of asking engineers to prove the shuttle was safe, they asked them to prove it wasn't. The engineers couldn't produce a number that satisfied them. The launch was approved.
On 28 January 1986, at 11:38 in the morning, Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral. Seventy-three seconds later, it broke apart. All seven crew members died, including Christa McAuliffe.
The O-rings failed in the cold, exactly as the engineers said they would.
The pack closes with the one question that catches confirmation bias every time: "What information would change my mind - and have I actually looked for it?" Because finding what you were looking for isn't the same as looking. Real research asks what might prove you wrong - not just what proves you right.
WHAT'S INSIDE
📖 Illustrated True Story - how NASA managers' belief that the Challenger was safe to fly filtered out every engineer's warning - until seventy-three seconds after liftoff
🔍 Real-Life Examples - spot Confirmation Bias in online research, the news, social media, and everyday decisions
✏️ Activities - written questions, Going Deeper analysis, Spot it in the Wild, graphic organiser, and Draw Your Own Comic Strip
📋 Answer Sheet - for whoever's playing referee
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
Most fallacy resources are a definition on a slide and a matching worksheet. This pack shows the fallacy destroy lives in a true story, makes you recognise it in your own conversations, then sends you hunting for it in the wild. That's how it sticks.
WHO IT'S FOR
→ Anyone 11+ who's sick of losing arguments they were right about
→ The smartest person you know - this is their gift (see also: the other 23)
→ Homeschool families and teachers who want critical thinking that doesn't feel like a chore - yes, it works in classrooms too
WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE
Free digital download. Includes A4 and US Letter sizes at 300 dpi - print as a booklet or as individual pages. Arrives in your email.
COLLECT THE FULL SET
This is one of 24 free expansion packs - one for every logical fallacy in the series. Each has a matching full activity pack with an illustrated comic, true history story, and more activities. Find the full series at duchessandbruno.com.
Coming soon: 24 Fallacies and the Historical Disasters That Followed - the book behind the series.
FOR THE TEACHERS
Aligns with ACARA Critical and Creative Thinking, UK National Curriculum English/Citizenship, and US Common Core ELA (Grades 6+). We promise the students will never know it's curriculum-aligned.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "We're now catching ourselves using the fallacies which I didn't think would happen. A 10/10 resource!" - Kylie
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Really clever and funny comics. I wasn't expecting them to be so funny." - Sandra
NEED HELP?
Contact us at info@duchessandbruno.com - we'll sort it out.
TERMS OF USE
For personal or single-classroom use only. Not for sharing, reselling, or commercial use.
Connect with us:
Instagram: @duchessbruno
Facebook: Duchess and Bruno
Website: www.duchessandbruno.com